The visiting Tottenham Hotspur side should be favourites in this visit to Aston Villa, as the away team holds a 12 point advantage from their 25 league games this season.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Aston Villa form and stats
Aston Villa have collected 17 points from their Premier League home games so far after 5-2-5.
Aston Villa lost their last game at AFC Bournemouth (placed 16th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Before that, Aston Villa had a Carabao Cup home game versus Leicester City which ended with a victory 2-1.
Aston Villa are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 12 games. Aston Villa have conceded 21 from these games.
Tottenham Hotspur form and stats
There's been little loot from Tottenham Hotspur's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 12 away games in the Premier League. Tottenham Hotspur only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 5 draws.
The supporters enjoyed Tottenham Hotspur's previous game versus Southampton (placed 13th), a FA Cup 3-2 win played at home. That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Manchester City in the Premier League.
A new game in only three days for Tottenham Hotspur, the Champions League home match versus RB Leipzig. Busy days.
Tottenham Hotspur have scored 15 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Tottenham Hotspur have conceded 20 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Tottenham Hotspur - Aston Villa 3-1. Aston Villa-Tottenham Hotspur H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Aston Villa one win, Tottenham Hotspur nine wins, zero draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  H. Kane 11 goals |   J. Grealish 7 goals |  B. Alli 7 goals |
Aston Villa missing players
Tottenham Hotspur missing players
| Aston Villa | Tottenham Hotspur | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 14 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 32 | 16 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 15 | 40 |
| 47 | 21 | 12 | Conceded | C | 7 | 20 | 32 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 92% | 96% |
| 88% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 83% | 84% |
| 72% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 75% | 64% |
| 32% | 33% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 32% |
| 16% | 17% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 8% | 12% |
| 68% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 75% | 64% |
| 16% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 8% | 16% |
| 20% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 24% |
| 5 | 5.6 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.1 | 5 |
| 6.7 | 5.3 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 6.7 | 5.2 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 322 | 172 | 27 | Total Shots | T S | 57 | 129 | 304 |
| 108 | 48 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 23 | 61 | 114 |
| 30% | 33% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 25% | 35% |
- Tottenham Hotspur have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Tottenham Hotspur have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 25 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 45 | 73 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 25 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 65 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 36 | 51 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 54 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 12 | 28 | 50 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 41 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 39 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 37 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 35 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 36 |
| 8 | Everton | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 38 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 24 | -4 | 36 |
| 9 | Manchester United | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 35 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 25 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 32 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 31 |
| 11 | Burnley | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -10 | 31 |
| 12 | Newcastle United | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 24 | -12 | 31 |
| 13 | Southampton | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 46 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 18 | -15 | 31 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -9 | 30 |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 24 | -7 | 27 |
| 16 | AFC Bournemouth | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 21 | -14 | 26 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 32 | 47 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 26 | -15 | 25 |
| 18 | West Ham United | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -13 | 24 |
| 19 | Watford | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -16 | 24 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 25 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 47 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 22 | -23 | 18 |
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